Louis Not Devastating In Disposing Of Al McCoy
Joe Louis returns from a six month layoff to defeat Al McCoy in five rounds at Boston Garden. McCoy suffers eye and rib damage before the referee stops the bout, with Louis to face Billy Conn next June in a half million dollar title bout. Attendance 13,334. gate $46,980. Louis earned about $17,000 to $18,000.
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Invitation and prospects for local basketball and duckpin bowling
Spotlight on local sports reports two arena invites. BILL Warrick invites players to Handley gym tonight for Winchester Amateur Basketball league practices at 7 30 to 9 30 with gym costs covered. HUNTER Maddox invites fans to Handley for the opening game of the 1941 season Thursday at 7 30 as Handley High aims to improve after a two win season. Gordon McIlwee aims to set a new world record for 100 consecutive duckpin games at Health Center starting tomorrow at 4 pm needing to average 113 pins, a mark Brad Manley has held since 1933, with several attempts noted.
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Rustic Tavern
Northern Virginia
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Winchester
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Hunter Maddex
Handley
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Maddox
Charles Mudd
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Leon Pope
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Alonzo Whitlock
Hal Rivers
Jim Thompson
Berlyn Moore
Hardwell Slayden
Carlton Racey
Kerns and
Chambers
Gordon McIlwee
Brad Manley
Washington
Sports Roundup on Heafner wedding and baseball chatter
New York reports Clayton Heafner will marry tomorrow. The piece notes Chris Dundee and Ken Overlin’s manager honeymooning in Miami. It mentions Georgetown alumni chartering a train to the Orange Bowl and adds assorted pro baseball gossip and player fortunes, with Burleigh on a Missouri farm and Ernie Pinckett’s wealth.
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Clayton Heafner
North Carolina
Chris Dundee
Ken Overlin
Connecticut
Miami
Georgetown
Hoya Rooters
Lou Kolls
Los Angeles
Berryville Cagers Open Season Tonight Against Bunker Hill
Berryville High School begins 1947 basketball with a game against Bunker Hill in Martinsburg. Coach selects Houghton and Duke at forward, Emmatt and Potts at guard, Berry, Lickey or Lee at center, with Henson, Dorsey and Lloyd among contenders as the season aims to gauge lineups before Handley and northern Virginia league play. The Berryville girls also schedule their opening with Wisecarver Drury Feagans at forwards and Hereford Smallwood Stough at guards.
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Bobcats
Bunker Hill
Houghton
Duke
Emmatt
Potts
Berry
Lickey
Lee
Pope
Henson
Dorsey
Lloyd
Camille Wisecarver
Laura Drury
Marian Feagans
Elizabeth Hereford
Garnet Smallwood
Betty Stough
Jean Randolph
Marie Wisecarver
Eleanor Locke
Yanks and Dodgers in Pitcher Deal Rumors
New York and Brooklyn executives sparked talk of a deal as MacPhail and Barrow discussed Lefty Gomez and Monte Pearson. Both denied a look‑basis sale, signaling potential cash negotiations and a concrete bid.
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New York
Larry MacPhail
Ed Barrow
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
MacPhail
Barrow
Yanks
Lefty Gomez Monte Pearson
Yankees
Balk At Marital Bonds Friday 13th
Miss Josephine Jeanne Davies of Berlin and James C. Holloway of Seaford wed after delaying at the Bishopville church parsonage once Friday the 13th passed midnight. The couple, accompanied by Rev. William Mumford, were married at 12 05 a. m. in Berlin Maryland.
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Josephine Jeanne Davies
James C. Holloway
Seaford
Del
Bishopville
William Mumford
Jiffy Knit Jerkin pattern 6868 offered for ten cents
Instructions for a jerkin pattern number 6868 with illustrations and stitches. Materials list included. Send ten cents to Winchester Dept at 259 W 14th Street New York NY with name and address and pattern number.
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Winchester Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Another Pennant For Reds
Hall of pitcher Paul Derringer predicts the Cincinnati Reds will win a third straight pennant as he discusses next season. He notes additions and the return of Jim Ripple, praises manager Bill McKechnie, and expresses a wish to face the Red Sox or Yankees in future series.
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Reds
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Yankees
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Derringer
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Big Paul
Bill McKechnie
Red Sox
Yawkey
Boston
Lando White Dominates “C” Loop Bowling Night
Prize winners in the Christmas Gift sweepstakes were Lando White and a list of names including Lester Forney Fauver Clem Downey Sine Mathews Lunsford Legge Ernest Burch L Carper W White Eacle Clevenger Dr James Eagle Anderson Sullivan Omps P Plank Reid Hottle. Highs featured White 156 in a single game and White 399 series with team Railway Express posting strong totals.
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Goodrich
Baker
R. Express
James. Schenck
Plank
Schenck
White
Clevenger
Solenberger
S. White
Railway Express
Reuss
Lester Forney
Fauver
Clem
Downey
Sine
Mathews
Lunsford
Legge
Ernest Burch
L. Carper
W. White
Eacle
Dr. James
Eagle
Clevenger Tops Roller League Standings and Scores
Clevenger tops the roller league with 125 and 350 as high game and set. Woolworths and McCrorys post top team totals 518 and 1494 respectively, while Silco and Chamber of Commerce show strong second-place finishes. Oscar Nebel scores 13 points in a tight field.
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Ladies Commercial League
Commerce
Silco
McCrorys
Valley Pride
Woolworths
Oscar Nebel
Clevenger
Hottel
Heeps
MccCrorys
Bowling Standings and Scores From Local League Night
Wheeler rolls 147 to lead high game while O Sullivan and No Va Power top teams. Country Gents Lions Rotary Coca Cola and Legion share other notable scores. Last week results list Kiwanis Lions O Sullivan No Va Power Country Gents Coca Cola Rotary Legion. High sets include Wheeler 368 Boone 362 Zimmerman 360. Team game leaders O Sullivan 569 and 564 with Country Gents also noted.
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Wie Legion
Lions
No. Va
Ohio State Seeks New Grid Coach
In Columbus today the Ohio State University Athletic Board posted a notice seeking a new football coach for the program. The sign appeared in front of the massive stadium as officials begin a personnel search.
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Ohio State
Columbus
Ohio State University
Buckeyes Ride High as Schmidt Marks Seventh Season
The Bucks drew 301000 fans this year as coach Schmidt enters his seventh season at the Buckeye helm with Ernest R. joining the staff alongside him.
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Bucks
Schmidt
Buckeye
Ernest R
Coaching staff names for Nebraska football noted
Godfrey line coach since 1929 Sidney Gillman end coach Fritz Mackey freshman coach Eddie Blckle backfield coach and Gomer Jones center coach Mac-
Bi Coach Retained. Blickle Remains Assistant Mentor
The report states that the key will be retained as bi coach while Blickle stays on as assistant basketball mentor, indicating continuity in coaching staff and leadership roles within the program.
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Blickle
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